ON THE OBSERVANCE OF INTERNATIONAL DAY ON
DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, 13TH OCTOBER, 2024

Short Film Contest
NIDM invites short films on disaster risk reduction specificallytailored for awareness generation. This campaign aims to educate
and empower community to understand and mitigate the risks
associated with natural and man-made disasters. By fostering aculture of preparedness, resilience, and proactive action, we cansignificantly enhance the safety and well-being of our youth andcommunity.
The competition aims to inculcate the spirit of creativity andinnovation to students of higher education and ignite and inspire
the students of colleges/Universities to innovate and protect
themselves from the risk of disaster.
The winning entry will be awarded on the observance ofInternational Disaster Risk Reduction Day by NIDM on 23rdOctober, 2024.

Detail of video/film making competition
The entry window period, initially set from 10th July to 15thSeptember, 2024, has now been extended until 30th September,
2024 and is open for the submission of videos/short films on thefollowing topics and areas:
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Earthquake DOs & DON’Ts
Landslides resilient techniquesThings (Preparedness) to remember while constructing ahouse/building
CPR Techniques
First AidTrauma and stress reduction techniquesThings to remember in flood

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Things to remember in Cyclone
How to Decompose waste
New innovations on DRR
Things to remember during a fire
Success Stories of Disaster Risk Reduction
Heat Wave/Cold Wave
Lightning
Incidents Response System
Any other awareness generation issues for DRR

Duration: The short film, with a maximum length of 5-7 minutes,are expected to showcase awareness generation on any above
mentioned theme related to disaster management.

Selection: The jury constituted by NIDM will select the winner on
the basis of novelty and usefulness of the video for preparedness
and awareness generation for DRR. The video must be original andnot previously submitted or showcase elsewhere.

Conditions and format of film:
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The following conditions should be notedThe maximum duration of the films should be 5-7 minutes;
The submissions may be made in acceptable formats such as
WMV, MP4, MKV, AVI, etc.;
Submissions should be made in Standard Definition from 480P
onwards.

Participants
Category 1: Faculty/students (individual or group) from any
recognised university/institution
Category 2: Any
ministry/relatedorganisations/CSR foundations /NGOs

departments/Govt.

Winning Award
Category 1:
 1st entry: Rs.2 lakh 2nd entry: Rs.1.5 lakh 3rd entry: Rs.1 Lakh
Category 2:
 Certificate and recognition at national platform Utilisation of winning video/film for awarenessgeneration programmes on logo-sharing basis

Copyright
 Winning films from Category 1 will be the sole property of
NIDM only.
 Winning films from Category 2 will be jointly owned by
NIDM and awardee organisation.

Last Date: 30th September, 2024
How to Submit
The participants may share their film or video in a downloadable
format or via a Google Drive link, along with a brief profile ofthemselves and their organization, to iuindrr.nidm@mha.gov.in or
speed post DVD/Pen drive to below mentioned address:
To
Executive Director,
National Institute of Disaster Management,(Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India),
Plot no. 15, Pocket-3, Block-B, Sector-29, Rohini, Delhi -110042